Under the patronage of Prof. Ayman Mahmoud Othman, Aswan university president, Dr. Hassan Allam, director of Aswan university’s measurement and evaluation center, stated that a workshop was held under the title “Examination Paper Specifications, Good Assessment and Examination Systems” in partnership between the centers Aswan university’s quality assurance and the measurement and assessment. The training was led by Dr. Hassan Allam and Dr. Nady Kamal Aziz Gerges.
The workshop handled several axes, including the relationship between the quality of courses, their specification, and evaluation in light of accreditation and quality standards. Dr. Hassan Allam added that the workshop introduced the features and types of objective exams and the necessity of including all educational goals: cognitive, affective, and psychomotor. Each objective should be SMART, specific, measurable, achievable, and time-based. The exam must be realistic, fixed, objective and a tool for differentiating between learners. The exam must achieve the features’ table which means covering the majority of the course and its different goals.
Dr. Nady Kamal Aziz, director of Aswan university’s quality assurance center, explained that the workshop handled a brief idea on question banks and their importance in setting objective tests and evaluating them electronically or through e-tests. The workshop was concluded by answering the questions of academic staff and their assistants.
